1、ACT kaplan 全程笔记ACT kaplan全程笔记邹嘉航I.Overview价格，$32 without writing. $47 with writing.考试日期：十月，十二月，二月，四月，六月，有些地区提供9月。No guess penalty，随便猜。全美平均分21分左右。总分36，四门平均为最终分数。单数题选项为ABCD，双数题选项为FGHJII.分科概述a)英语（语法）i.45分，75题。ii.不考词汇。（哦耶）iii.主要为语法换词句题，每卷少量（20左右）非典型题b)数学i.60分钟，60题。ii.题目顺序与难度无关。iii.内容：Pre-algebra,element
2、aryandintermediatealgebra,coordinateandplanegeometry and trigonometry.iv.Asians dont mess with math.c)阅读i.35分，40题ii.题型：1.细节题2.作用题3.概括题iii.文章类型：1.Prose fiction2.Social science3.Humanities4.Natural scienced)科学i.35分钟，40题ii.题型：1.图表题2.实验题3.段落题4.共7篇iii.Ask you to analyze and interpret experiments, figures
3、 and scientistsviewpoint.iv.关键读的快，其他有常识即可（13道题需要自己的知识，所以还是考英语）。e)写作i.30分钟，一篇essaya)b)c)d)e)f)ii.iii.iv.III.双6分制，同SAT具体问题，如：shouldthegovernmenthavetherighttorestrictthematerialsavailable to young people in library?Clearandpersuasive,supportswithevidencefromyourexperience,reading,current events, or ot
4、her resources.分科详述：a)英语：i.典型题1.Economy questions（每次20道）a)考简洁程度。b)越短的答案一般越对。题目不看只选最短的可以在75道中对35道到38道。c)每道题第一个选项为no change。d)有Omit的才是最最短的选项。e)具体错误类型：f)Redundancy: never repeatg)Verbosity: as short as possible.h)Irrelevance: omit ideas that are not directly and logically tied in with thepurpose of the
5、paragraph.i)其他英语题也是越短的选项越好，只要是考语法。j)文章需要速读，有少量全文性题目，同时了解主旨删去无关内容。2.英语题3大步骤：a)Do these words belong here?b)Do these words make sense?c)Do I hear or see an error?3.Sense questiona)b)c)d)考语法错误及其原因不一定选最短的看句意和结构。题型i.Completeness1.必须有主谓。2.题目比如在插入语后直接加句号。3.果断简单。Sentence structure1.有两层的必须有连接词，没有算错2.三种连接方法：a
6、)分号b)逗号加FANBOYS（for, and, nor, but, or , yet, so）c)让其中一层不完整使其互相依赖（没有逗号的连接词比如because）Modifier（修饰语）1.搞清啥修饰啥ii.iii.iv.2.Anyandalldescribersmustclearrelateto(orcloseto)whatever they are referring to.固定搭配（哦耶）1.Sameas2.Known to3.各种中国人初中学的鬼东西代词1.他指谁？2.果断简单=逻辑1.逻辑有问题你看不出来啊=动词使用1.时态2.越简单的tense越好3.只有原句不符时态才改变
7、时态（我一直觉得这是废话=）4.单复数语气1.Casual/factual2.俚语，呼喊，笑话果断Informal3.（不是前面几种的还要改句子的都是考语气）v.vi.vii.viii.ii.iii.非典型题：1.自己当裁判：2.题目如：这样结尾好么？或者排序或者等等.3.从全文考虑4.需要阅读理解5.搞起结构和目的英语题考试技巧：1.读！听！搞笑的？错！2.语法细则：a)Number agreement：单复数一致 一堆词里的人称问题i.如：the fool gave the wrong tickets to Bob and I.1.错误原因：I不能用被to.2.改成mec)Commas o
8、r dashes（破折号还是逗号？）i.破折号起插入语作用，需前后都有。ii.逗号一样，插入语时前后都有。d)逗号使用。i.该用句号地方绝不能用逗号。ii.果断加FANBOYS.e)Fragmentsi.每个句子必须要有主要内容！ii.如：Emily listened to music. While she studied.iii.明显不能用句号后面不是完整句子iv.很傻很白痴有木有=f)Punctuation 1.Set off items in a list of three or more items 3.Set off introductory phrase from the rest
9、 of the sentence.4.Separatenonessentialinformation(somethingthatcouldbeconsideredaparentheticalphrase)fromtherestoftheii.sentence.（重句的情况）用分号(semicolon)： 冒号(colon)：1.Introduceoremphasizeashortphrase,quotation,example,explanation, or list.破折号（dash）:1.To set off an explanatory or parenthetical phrase i
10、n a sentenceiii.iv.v.（apostrophe）右单引号？1.Indicate the possessive form of a noun.2.Stand in for a missing letter or letters in a contraction.g)Adjective and adverb（美国人特色sb语法错误）i.不予解释h)现代时，过去式，过去分词i.拼写问题=，不要搞混ii.不予解释againi)In, of, to, for（固定搭配）i.死记and硬背ii.不予解释again and again=j)Who和whom.i.我实在连不予解释都不想说了=
11、k)Its和itsi.OMGOMG.不活了=l)There, their, or theyre and are or our.i.你会错么=ii.米国人会错=iii.米国人经常错iv.我们要理解他们=m)后面的和上面一样无语反正注意动词时态，注意级别（比较级最高级），注意have been和had been.注意去翻初中语法书.n)Between or Among.i.两者between三者及以上amongo)Less or fewer.i.你懂的=可数和不可数b)数学=i.尽量简单概括下ii.易错概念：1.Evens and odds include 0 and negative whole
12、 numbers.2.Prime numbers do not include 1.3.Remainders are integers.iii.计算器可以用iv.其他的太简单不予解释=c)阅读i.快！快！快！ii.Getting a sense of how the details fit together to express the point or points of thepassage.iii.iv.v.边读边提炼大意。文章长，95行左右。词汇不是特别难。题型：1.Specific questions:a)作用(functionb)细节（detail）c)Vocab in text（
13、词汇题）2.Inference questions3.Big picture question每篇文章9分钟左右完成。分类：1.Fiction2.Social Science3.Humanities4.Natural scienceFiction做法：1.人物是关键。a)Who are those people?b)What is their state of mind?c)Whats going on?d)Whats the authors attitude toward the characters.2.仔细阅读，找出文中不明显的存在的感情和态度，比如短暂的皱眉，讽刺性的语句，各种评论。3
14、.读的时候想办法构建画面。4.读不懂可以看问题，问题会提示全文的指向。自然科学做法：1.不要迷失：a)没有必要去真正理解文章所讲述的内容，不必要过分重视细节。b)看题读文，解决题目是第一要点。2.每换一段时问自己whats new？新提出的观点往往是要考的内容。vi.vii.viii.ix.d)科学：i.图表题1.What does the figure show?2.What are the units of the measurement?3.What is the pattern of the data?4.不一定存在pattern.5.注意两极6.注意转折点7.注意比例关系8.图表会给
15、出所有你需要的知识，课外知识不用9.看不懂没关系，做题即可！ii.实验题：1.细节至整体（实验题）：a)大部分ACT题通过实验图表的现象来获得结论。i.考假设：提出假设再检验假设是出题的思路。ii.考设计：1.确定变量和定量2.保证有对照组和实验组iii.考结论：1.哪个变量改变了？2.哪个是对照组？3.结论表明了什么？iii.段落题：1.观点类型：a)A statement of the general theoryb)A summary of the data behind the theory2.数据类型：a)Data that supports the scientists own t
16、heoryb)Data that weakens the opposing scientists theorye)写作：i.行文要求：1.Answer the question in the prompt2.Build an argument3.Maintain focus and organize your specific points logically 5.Write clearly6.（虽然没有规定，但是6分作文一般都是350次左右及以上的）ii.六大得分点：1.Answer the question2.Support ideas with example3.Show logical
17、 thought and organization4.Avoid major or frequent errors that make your writing unclear以上为4分要求5.Address the topic in depthiii.iv.v.以上为5分要求6.Make transition smoother and show variety in syntax and vocabulary以上为6分要求行文计划：1.写下两边的观点2.根据观点写出支持的理由3.根据理由写出例子4.化实为虚（比如化school newspaper自制为the freedom of speec
18、h）Tips：1.Use effective hook to bring reader in.2.Use regular transitions to provide glue that holds your ideas together3.End with a bang to make your essay memorable（结尾必须是真理！扯上就行）行文结构：例子：Should high schools place restriction on student newspaper?1.Iagreewith“freespeech”.studentnewspapershouldprepare
19、forreallife.（回答问题）2.Press is treated specially in real life（用强有力的例子证明观点）3.Potential harm not a good argument4.Censorship vs. democracy5.Better to have discussion out in the open6.Restate thesis.（有肯定的结论）vi.自我检查：1.Did you answer the question?2.Is your position clearly stated?3.Does the body of the ess
20、ay support and develop the position taken?4.Are there at least three supporting paragraphs?5.Is the relevance of each supporting paragraph clear?6.Did you address the other side of the argument?7.Is the essay organized, with a clear introduction, middle, and end?8.Did you start a new paragraph for e
21、ach new idea9.Is each sentence in a paragraph relevant to the point made in that paragraph?10.Are transitions clear?11.Is the essay easy to read? Is it engaging?12.Are sentences varied?13.Is vocabulary used effectively? Is college-level vocabulary used?IV.携带物品：a)手表b)No.2 pencil，应该是2B铅笔削或者笔芯c)两块橡皮d)Photo IDe)An approved calculatorf)Admission ticketg)Snack and a bottle of waterh)confidence
